Casting Backlash

Emerald Fennell has announced her adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, reteaming with Jacob Elordi from Saltburn. The film stars Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and arrives in theaters on February 13, 2026, distributed by Warner Bros. It has sparked backlash over the casting of Elordi as Heathcliff due to the character’s ambiguous ethnicity in the novel.